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Sweden is a Nordic nation in Northern Europe. Like other Nordic nations, the people abhor child non-therapeutic circumcision. | Sweden is a Nordic nation in Northern Europe. Like other Nordic nations, the people abhor child non-therapeutic circumcision. | ||
In 2013, children's ombudsmen from Sweden, [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Denmark]], and Iceland, along with the Chair of the Danish Children's Council and the children's spokesperson for Greenland, passed a resolution that emphasized the decision to be circumcised should belong to the individual, who should be able to give informed consent.<ref name="resolution2">{{REFweb | In 2013, children's ombudsmen from Sweden, [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Denmark]], and Iceland, along with the Chair of the Danish Children's Council and the children's spokesperson for Greenland, passed a resolution that emphasized the decision to be circumcised should belong to the individual, who should be able to give [[informed consent]].<ref name="resolution2">{{REFweb | ||
|last=Nordic Association of Children's Ombudsmen | |last=Nordic Association of Children's Ombudsmen | ||
|title=Let the boys decide for themselves | |title=Let the boys decide for themselves | ||